Niccolo Machiavelli

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Machiavelli

            Niccolo Machiavelli may be the most famous and controversial political writer and theorist of all time.  He was a student of politics and an acute observer of historical events.  Machiavelli has a place in history mainly for his writing The Prince.  This book on how to obtain and keep political power consists of 26 chapters.  I found The Prince to be as enjoyable as St. Augustine�s writings.  These two pieces are by far my favorite.  I have been able to relate to both these works and really enjoy what they have written.

            One of my favorite chapters is �Fortune is a Woman.�  Machiavelli believes in fate and yet he also relies on a self-made destiny:

            �It is not unknown to me that many have been and still are of the opinion that the affairs of this world are so under the direction of Fortune and of God that man�s prudence cannot control them; in fact, that man has no resource against them.  For this reason many think there is no use in sweating much over such matters, but that one might as well let Chance take control.  This opinion has been the more accepted of our times � And I myself � have now and then in some measure inclined to their view.  I think it may be true that Fortune is arbiter of half of our actions, but that she still leaves the control of the other half, or about that, to us.�

            This passage reminds of a survey I took in a psychology course that discussed the differences of opinion people have with the �locus of control.�  Some people think they ...

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